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September 23, 2002
Brother Ray is rock rulin'! Ray Charles was born September 23, 1930. Happy number 72, Ray!
Jazz, r&b, country, pop, he does it all. Surely he's one of the top ten best vocalists in the history of recorded music. If God actually came to earth to walk among us, He'd probably look and sound very much like Brother Ray. I've certainly never felt closer to God than being within a few dozen feet of Ray at a couple of concerts.
Obscure super bonus recommendation: try finding "Questions" from the Brother Ray Is At It Again album, if you can. It's hard to find, and has never been issued on CD in any form the best I can tell. However, it's one of the very coolest recordings he's made, certainly among unknown stuff. Also, it's even a Ray Charles composition.
Don't forget Trane John Coltrane was born September 23, 1926. In his 40 years, he played on many great recordings with, among others, Miles Davis
On his own, he was responsible for one of the most highly regarded albums in jazz history, A Love Supreme.
At the risk of being tagged a shallow pop fan though, I'll vote for his most popular recording, an instrumental version of "My Favorite Things." It's all good.
